Table 3 Factors associated with timely initiation of CF among mothers who had children aged 6–23 months in Pawe District, northwest Ethiopia, 2015
From: Complementary feeding practices among children in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia
Variables | Timely initiation of CF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | |
Sex of the child | ||||
Female | 247 | 138 | 1.00 | |
Male | 238 | 162 | 0.82 (0.62, 1.10) | |
Place of residence | ||||
Rural | 325 | 245 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Urban | 160 | 55 | 2.20 (1.55, 3.11)* | 2.11 (1.47, 3.02)* |
Mother’s marital status | ||||
Currently married | 424 | 245 | 1.56 (1.10, 2.32)* | |
Currently unmarried | 61 | 55 | 1.00 | |
Family size | ||||
≤5 members | 364 | 209 | 1.31 (0.95, 1.81) | |
>5 member | 121 | 91 | 1.00 | |
Number of children under 5 years | ||||
1 | 103 | 71 | 0.66 (0.47, 0.94)* | |
2 | 145 | 66 | 1.00 (0.70, 1.44) | |
3–5 | 237 | 163 | 1.00 | |
Birth order of index child | ||||
1st | 104 | 71 | 1.22 (0.74, 2.01) | |
2nd–3rd | 328 | 185 | 0.83 (0.58, 1.18) | |
≥4th | 53 | 44 | 1.00 | |
Possession of TV or radio | ||||
No | 66 | 17 | 1.00 | |
Yes | 419 | 283 | 0.38 (0.22, 0.66)* | |
Postnatal checkup | ||||
Yes | 408 | 214 | 2.13 (1.5, 3.02)* | 1.68 (1.15, 2.45)* |
No | 77 | 86 | 1.00 | 1.00 |